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Happy Birthday NHE!
I just realized I’ve been writing this blog for two whole years now! In case you haven’t been reading this since the beginning, this blog was inspired by a project that I did with some other people who are a … Continue reading
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New header
Left to right: – my new cruiser… well, actually we’ve both been riding it – peas ready to be planted – sprouted tomatoes and banana peppers – Rowan with a whole wheat caramel roll (they were a hit; recipe to … Continue reading
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A home improvement project
Our kitchen has a cute little breakfast nook that unfortunately featured somewhat dysfunctional fluorescent lights with cheesy 80s-style plastic diffusers. They have bugged Adam since we moved in. We’ve had an old “booth” style table in the nook since we … Continue reading
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Edible landscaping blog
Emily Tepe, a Research Fellow in horticulture at the University of Minnesota, has this great blog which I happened across today. In particular, I enjoyed her post about successes and failures for her 2009 test garden.
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Change
Our lives are changing rapidly right now, so I decided we needed a new header as well. The images are (left to right): hoar frost on my mother-in-law’s crabapple tree, our kitchen, my snow-covered raspberry canes, Anneke peeking at some … Continue reading
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Charging by the weight for garbage
I forgot to post this until today, from Sunday’s Star Tribune: a new waste disposal company that uses smaller trucks (which get better gas mileage) and charges for garbage by the pound! I love this concept. Hoping Minneapolis thinks about … Continue reading
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Beauty in the bleak
It’s rather bleak outside right now. Nine hours of weak sunlight per day. Highs around 0 degrees F. Here’s what’s left of my blackeyed susans. That’s our large elm tree in the background: (click to enlarge) Happy 2010! Winter is … Continue reading
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Signing off for a few days…
We have many, many plans for the next few days, depending on the weather. So I won’t be posting until early next week, unless the storm of the century hits and we have Christmas at home, which really wouldn’t be … Continue reading
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New Fall-ish header
I’ve redesigned the header again now that we’re half-way through a new season. Left to right: Anneke at the State Fair — not posed. She picked up a piece of straw and put it in her mouth and started walking … Continue reading
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Confession time
Sometimes, even on CSA night when you have a ton of fresh veggies to use, you end up feeding your kids this: Macaroni & cheese. Hot dogs. Ketchup. Two little pieces of lettuce (they actually do like lettuce). Everything is … Continue reading
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